MERLIN THEATRE TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 1012630 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance education and provide facilities in the interest of social welfare for recreation and leisure time for the inhabitants of Frome and the surrounding neighbourhood.

Objects

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS BY ESTABLISHING OR SECURING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY THEATRE AND OR ARTS CENTRE.

Area of benefit: IN PRACTICE FROME SOMERSET AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a small surplus of £2,539, increasing its free reserves to £48,464. However, the trustees note that the theatre is in a precarious position if costs continue to increase, citing significant rises in salaries and running costs. Despite these pressures, the trustees confirm adequate resources are available to fund activities for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Financial Conduct Authority. This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 02726275

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• JOSEPH, Melessa Ann — director, appointed 30/06/2025on trustee list
• MIDDLE, Steven Alexander — director, appointed 30/06/2025on trustee list
• CARSON, Charlotte Deborah — director, appointed 16/01/2024on trustee list
• DIMERY, Anne Elizabeth — director, appointed 21/03/2019on trustee list
• DIMERY, Anne Elizabeth — secretary, appointed 21/03/2022

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Anne Elizabeth Dimerychair
• Charlotte Deborah Carson
• Emma Reynolds
• Melessa Ann Joseph Mrs
• Michael Nigel Travers
• Steven Alexander Middle Mr

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Somerset

Income and spending

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• MADDERMARKET THEATRE TRUST LIMITED income £620k
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• THE CROWN WHARF THEATRE income £94k

Side by side with its peers

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